Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Prevention of Anaemia among School Going Adolescent Girls

Investing in adolescent health will yield large benefits for the generations to come. During adolescent period, growth spurt and the acquisition of adult phenotypes and biologic rhythms takes place. In addition to this, iron requirement also increases dramatically as a result of the expansion of the total blood volume, the increase in lean body mass and the onset of menstruation which contribute to accentuating the potential risk for anaemia. The global prevalence of anaemia mainly in South East Asia is 65.5%, in India 56% mainly among adolescent girls as per the NFHS -3 report. The adolescent girls are future mothers. Thus, the researcher has focused on health education to improve and motivate them to prevent health problems and conditions in early period due to anaemia. A pre-experimental study was carried over a period of 6 months on 60 adolescent high school girls between 10-19 years studying in Handignur high schools, Belgaum, Karnataka. The objectives of the study were, to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls both before and after planned teaching programme, to administer teaching program and to associate findings with selected socio demographic variables. Data obtained were tabulated and analysed in terms of objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. Analysis of the data showed that 100% of adolescent girls in pre-test had average knowledge, whereas in post-test majority 73.33% of the adolescent girls had good knowledge and 26.67 % had average knowledge, which indicates that the Planned Teaching Programme has impact in prevention of anaemia.